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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesうたた寝する
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: utatane suru
"ソファで少しうたた寝をした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To sleep lightly for a short period, especially during the day; to nap.
"He decided to snooze on the sofa for twenty minutes before leaving." - 2
To temporarily suspend an alarm, notification, or automated message to make it sound or appear again later.
"I hit the snooze button on my phone three times before finally getting up."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 18th century as a slang or dialect term of uncertain etymology, likely imitative or related to dialectal 'snose' (to snore). It evolved to mean taking a short nap, and in modern computing and technology contexts, it refers to temporarily delaying an alarm, notification, or reminder.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Snooze" is said worldwide
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somnoler
Transliteration: somnoler
"Il aime somnoler après le déjeuner."
dösen
Transliteration: dösen
"Er hat auf dem Sofa ein bisschen gedöst."
pisolare
Transliteration: pisolare
"Mi piace pisolare un po' il pomeriggio."
siesta
Transliteration: siesta
"Prefiero echar una siesta corta después de comer."
cochilar
Transliteration: cochilar
"Gosto de cochilar um pouco no sofá."
झपकी लेना
Transliteration: jhapki lena
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"दोपहर के खाने के बाद उसने थोड़ी देर झपकी ली।"
打盹
Transliteration: dǎdǔn
Script: 中文汉字
"他在会议上不小心打盹了。"
조지다
Transliteration: jolda
Script: 한국어 한글
"피곤해서 잠시 졸았다."
うたた寝する
Transliteration: utatane suru
Script: 日本語
"ソファで少しうたた寝をした。"
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